WOD - Class Programming

Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Thursday, October 24

Warm-up

2 minutes of easy biking, jogging or rowing (approximately 50% of your effort)

10 seconds of tuck hold position

5 Shoulder Pass Throughs, pvc pipe (feel free to use a light band if it treats your shoulders better)

5 Band Pull-aparts

5 Scap Pull-ups

5 Kip Swings

5 Pull-ups or Ring Rows

10 Push-ups (or knee push-ups)

(NTE 10:00)

WOD

Part I:

For time (NTE 7:00):

50 Burpee Box Jump Overs, 24/20 in

Movement Demos

8 min rest, then:

Part II:

5 rounds for time of:

Row, 500 m

12 Knees-to-elbows (hanging knee raises)

8 Bench Press, 1x bodyweight

Cool Down

Chest & Pec, hands behind

Hold 1-2 minutes.


Straddle Stretch

Hold 1-2 minutes.

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Wednesday, October 23

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

Will Rogers

Warm-Up

2 minutes of jogging, biking or rowing

-then-

2 rounds, not for time, of:

20 seconds of lateral banded steps

:45 scorpion and :45 scarecrow

5-7 shoulder press, empty barbell

5-7 bent over rows, empty barbell

100 mt run, increase acceleration each time

60 seconds rest

Strength

10 minutes of:

Inversion skill work/practice

  • Handstand hold

  • Handstand descents

  • Wall Walks

  • Box HS Pushups

  • Handstand Pushups

  • Overhead Db/KB Holds


WOD

“Jerry”

For time:

Run, 1 mi (L on Riverside to roundabout and back. Be careful! There is debris on sidewalks here and there.)

Row, 2000 m

Run, 1 mi

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Jerry Dwayne Patton, 40, died on Oct. 15, 2008, during High Altitude High Opening (HAHO) training. He was assigned to Army USSOCOM, and was preparing for deployment to Afghanistan. 

He is survived by his wife, Molly; and sons, Chad, Cody, Chase and Connor.

Athlete Instructions

For time, or not.

Other Equipment Conversions: Replace each 1 mile of running (or 2000m row) with 4800m on the Bike.

Goals

Super Fitness Robot time / rounds: 

Men- 22:26 or less

Women- 25:27 or less

More Likely time / rounds: (consider scaling if this seems unrealistic)

Men- 26:37

Women- 30:27

Cool Down

Kneeling Lay Back

Hold 1-2 minutes.


Glute Stretch

Hold 1-2 minutes per side.

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Tuesday, October 22

If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.

John Wooden

Warm-Up

2 minutes of easy jogging, biking or rowing

-then-

2 sets, not for time, of:

10 m of lunges, unweighted

5 shoulder pass throughs, pvc pipe (feel free to use a light band if it treats your shoulders better)

5 band pull-aparts

8-10 knee push-ups or regular push-ups

20 seconds of plank

5 scap pull-ups

5 kip swings

5 pull-ups, ring rows, or low-ring muscle-ups

Strength/WOD

Part 1:

Dumbbell Box Step-up 20-20-20-20-20

Rest as needed between sets.

Athlete Instructions

10 reps/leg.

You choose box height & all loadings.


Part 2:

Weighted Strict Pull-up 8-8-8-8-8 (Pull-Up/Banded Pull-Up)


Use the heaviest weight you can for each set.

Rest as needed between sets.

Movement Demos


Part 3:

Strict Dips 5x Max Rep

Rest as needed between sets.

Athlete Instructions

Optional = weighted dips, depending upon ability level.

Movement Demos

Part 4:

For quality:

Plank Hold, 3 mins

Side Plank, L 1:30 mins/R 1:30 mins

Movement Demos

Cool Down

Frog Stretch

Hold 1-2 minutes.


Calves & Foam Rolling

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Monday, October 21

Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.

Joseph Campbell

Gym Update

  • Memberships are back on I’ve removed all holds. If you want or need to request a longer hold after that date, please let me know.

  • The space: Bathrooms and front room walls have been removed as a precaution against any mold from the moisture. Those walls will be going back up Monday/Tuesday. Bathrooms are functioning, but no privacy until the new sheetrock goes up.

  • We are working to clean each piece of equipment in the gym. Much of that has taken place, but it will be an on-going process. We have learned we can save the floors after using the pressure washer (thanks to Seth for allowing us to use his!!), but it will be a slow, multi-week process getting them back down. The plan now is to buy a commercial floor cleaner to keep hitting deep cleaning cycles on these after re-installation. We will also need to replace some barbells, bikes, row monitors, a few benches, and I’m replacing the sink and cabinet in one of the bathrooms. So…lots to do, but we’re taking small steps each day.

  • During classes, you’ll want to keep cleaning equipment as you use it. We have our normal rags and spray method, but also disinfectant wipes.

  • Starting Monday, everyone should be able to RSVP back on Zen Planner as before. It may not let you on Sunday as the holds are still on until midnight Sunday night.

Warm-Up

2-3 sets, not for time, of:

15/12 cals Air bike (or same calories on the rower or 200m run)

5-7 Hip & Back extensions

4 deadlifts, starting from mid-shin (empty/light barbell)

4 hang power cleans, starting from just above the knees (empty/light barbell)

4 front squats (empty/light barbell)

4 shoulder presses (empty/light barbell)

4 clean & jerks, starting from mid-shin (empty/light barbell)

Strength

20 min to find:

Clean & Jerk : 1 Rep Max

Movement Demos

WOD

For time:

15 Clean & Jerks, 135/95 lbs

30/20 Bike Calories

15 Clean & Jerks, 135/95 lbs

Strength

Single Leg Dumbbell Deadlift 24-24-24-24

Rest as needed between sets.

Athlete Instructions

4 sets of 8-12 reps per leg.

Movement Demos

Cool Down

Wall Stretch, Leg Hold

1-2 minutes per side.

Glute Stretch Hold

1-2 minutes per side.

Cool Down

Trap stretch with lacrosse ball

1-2 minutes per side


Wall Shoulder Stretch

Hold 1-2 minutes.


Hamstring Stretch

Hold 1-2 minutes per side.

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Saturday, October 19

“In an increasingly distractible world, we’re slowly losing the ability to sit with our thoughts and experiences. When our inner self becomes foreign, we become hyperreactive to anything it says.”

Steve Magness, Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness

Gym Update

  • I will turn memberships back on and remove all holds this coming Monday, October 21. If you want to request a longer hold after that date, please let me know.

  • Community Workday #2: The next opportunity for folks to help out will be this Saturday, October 19. We’ll work for one hour after the 9:30 community wod. So, 9:30 workout. 10:30-11:30 work session. Hard stop at 11:30 for those that want to help out. This will be basic cleaning, clearing brush, maybe lots of floor work (gloves, boots, grungy clothes needed).

Saturday 9:30AM Community WOD

  • Please RSVP on Zen Planner (if you’ve requested your membership hold to be removed, you can do this)

  • Text/email Ben at 828.772.7115 - ben@pisgahfitness.com

Warm-Up

2 minutes of easy jogging, biking or rowing -then-

2 sets, not for time, of:

5 shoulder pass throughs, pvc pipe (feel free to use a light band if it treats your shoulders better)

5 band pull-aparts

5 scap pull-ups

5 kip swings

5 pull-ups, ring rows, or low-ring muscle-ups

7 sit-ups, v-ups or hollow rocks 100m run (increase pace each set)

60 seconds of rest

WOD

Individual Version: As written

Partner Version: As written, alternate rounds (Partner A does a round while B rests. B does the next round while A rests, and so on.)

Part I

3 rounds for time of:

Run, 600 m

15 L/15 R Kettlebell Snatches, pick load

Athlete Instructions

Kettlebell Snatch- Ideally, you have to break them up once.

Rest 3 mins before next part..

Part II

3 rounds for time of:

Run, 400 m

15 Pull-ups (Banded, Assisted, Ring Rows, Bent Over Rows)

Athlete Instructions

Rest 3 mins before next part..

Part III

3 rounds for time of:

Run, 200 m

15 Toes-to-bars (V-Ups, Knee Raises)

Cool Down

Wall Stretch, Leg Hold

1-2 minutes per side.

Glute Stretch Hold

1-2 minutes per side.

Cool Down

Hamstring Stretch Hold 1-2 minutes per side.

Calves & Foam Rolling

Cobra Stretch - abs 1-2 minutes

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Friday, October 18

“Research consistently shows that tougher individuals are able to perceive stressful situations as challenges instead of threats. A challenge is something that’s difficult, but manageable. On the other hand, a threat is something we’re just trying to survive, to get through. This difference in appraisals isn’t because of an unshakable confidence or because tougher individuals downplay the difficulty. Rather, those who can see situations as a challenge developed the ability to quickly and accurately assess the situation and their ability to cope with it.”


Steve Magness, Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness

  • Gym Update

    • Our new "Do Hard Things" t-shirts are in! I'll try and get them to folks that pre-ordered and paid, then we can sell any extras that folks want. 

    • We are tearing out and replacing the sheetrock and in the front coffee room and both bathrooms. Please pardon that construction and please be very careful coming in and out of the space. 

    • Starting this Saturday, I want to let you all know that I've offered Pisgah Fitness' space to our friends at Summit CrossFit as a place they can gather, hold classes, and keep their community going while they regroup. As you all surely know, Summit was completely destroyed by the flood and we're hopeful Pisgah can be a space where the Summit family can do some workouts and get their people back together while they make their future plans. I've added their class schedule to Zen Planner and you'll see Summit athletes and coaches around the space as they have requested class times that are next to some of ours. I'd ask that we allow those times to be protected for their coaches and athletes, (don't plan your open gym session when Summit is holding class, please!) but please welcome them and help them feel at home during this difficult time. Your continued support of Pisgah and our community is allowing us to offer our space to Summit at no charge to them. I can't imagine the expenses and stress they are dealing with, so I'm proud and honored that we can be a small support. Thanks for understanding and being a part of the CrossFit community. This is what we do!!

    • I will turn memberships back on and remove all holds this coming Monday, October 21. We will probably not have the rubber floors done (as I write this, we’re still working to save the old ones to have to keep from buying new ones, but may just have to buy a new floor. Saving money on the floors will allow us to spend money on bikes, barbells, other gear we need). I feel good about where the gym will be by the end of this week to go back to charging members. If you want to request a longer hold after that date, please let me know.

    • Our NORMAL CLASS SCHEDULE STARTS BACK ON MONDAY!  (10/21) Just like before the storm. All RSVP's can be done through ZP starting then. 

    • Community Workday #2: The next opportunity for folks to help out will be this coming Saturday, October 19. We’ll work for one hour after the 9:30 community wod. So, 9:30 workout. 10:30-11:30 work session. Hard stop at 11:30 for those that want to help out. This will be basic cleaning, clearing brush, maybe lots of floor work (gloves, boots, grungy clothes needed). We need backpack blowers, cleaning supplies, mops, mop buckets, a couple tarps, beer and non-alcoholic drinks?. We've got one pressure washer coming (thanks, Seth!). 

Friday Class Schedule

7:30 AM and 4:30 PM

Saturday 9:30AM Community WOD

  • Please RSVP on Zen Planner (if you’ve requested your membership hold to be removed, you can do this)

  • Text/email Ben at 828.772.7115 - ben@pisgahfitness.com

Strength

Front Squat 1-1-1-1-1-1-1

Use the heaviest weight you can for each set.

Rest as needed between sets.

Movement Demos

Skill/Strength (Superset)

For quality: 40 L/40 R Pistols

Athlete Instructions

20-40 reps/side,

Movement Demos

For quality:

L-Sit, 2 mins

Movement Demos

Cool Down

Wall Stretch, Leg Hold

1-2 minutes per side.

Glute Stretch Hold

1-2 minutes per side.

No Equipment” WOD

For time:

Plank Hold, 2 mins

Walking Lunge, 200 m

Plank Hold, 2 mins

Athlete Instructions

For time, or not.

Movement Demos

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Thursday, October 17

“Research consistently shows that tougher individuals are able to perceive stressful situations as challenges instead of threats. A challenge is something that’s difficult, but manageable. On the other hand, a threat is something we’re just trying to survive, to get through. This difference in appraisals isn’t because of an unshakable confidence or because tougher individuals downplay the difficulty. Rather, those who can see situations as a challenge developed the ability to quickly and accurately assess the situation and their ability to cope with it.”


Steve Magness, Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness

Gym Update

  • We have water!

  • I will turn memberships back on and remove all holds this coming Monday, October 21. We will probably not have the rubber floors done (as I write this, we’re still working to save the old ones to have to keep from buying new ones, but may just have to buy a new floor. Saving money on the floors will allow us to spend money on bikes, barbells, other gear we need). I feel good about where the gym will be by the end of this week to go back to charging members. If you want to request a longer hold after that date, please let me know.

  • Community Workday #2: The next opportunity for folks to help out will be this coming Saturday, October 19. We’ll work for one hour after the 9:30 community wod. So, 9:30 workout. 10:30-11:30 work session. Hard stop at 11:30 for those that want to help out. This will be basic cleaning, clearing brush, maybe lots of floor work (gloves, boots, grungy clothes needed).

No classes Thursday at Pisgah.

Friday Class Schedule

7:30 AM and 4:30 PM

Saturday 9:30AM Community WOD

  • Please RSVP on Zen Planner (if you’ve requested your membership hold to be removed, you can do this)

  • Text/email Ben at 828.772.7115 - ben@pisgahfitness.com

No Equipment” WOD

7 Burpee Broad Jumps

Every 3 mins for 24 mins.

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Wednesday, October 16

“We tell our children to believe in themselves, without explaining how to develop that belief. We’ve fallen for the Instagram version of confidence, emphasizing the projection of belief, instead of working on the substance underneath. We need a new approach to building confidence, one focused on the inside.”

Steve Magness, Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness

Gym Update

  • We have water!

  • We’re busy cleaning now and will start working on bathrooms, front coffee room, and continue cleaning all equipment and surface areas.

  • Floors will be a bigger, longer project, but we have already begun that work.

  • I will turn memberships back on and remove all holds this coming Monday, October 21. We will probably not have the rubber floors done (as I write this, we’re still working to save the old ones to have to keep from buying new ones, but may just have to buy a new floor. Saving money on the floors will allow us to spend money on bikes, barbells, other gear we need). I feel good about where the gym will be by the end of this week to go back to charging members. If you want to request a longer hold after that date, please let me know.

  • Community Workday #2: The next opportunity for folks to help out will be this coming Saturday, October 19. We’ll work for one hour after the 9:30 community wod. So, 9:30 workout. 10:30-11:30 work session. Hard stop at 11:30 for those that want to help out. This will be basic cleaning, clearing brush, maybe lots of floor work (gloves, boots, grungy clothes needed).

Wednesday Class Schedule

7:30 AM and 5:30 PM

  • Please RSVP on Zen Planner (if you’ve requested your membership hold to be removed, you can do this)

  • Text/email Ben at 828.772.7115 - ben@pisgahfitness.com

Warm-Up

3 minutes of jogging, biking or rowing -then-

3 rounds, not for time, of:

20 seconds of lateral banded steps

10 mt of high knees

10 mt of butt kicks

5-7 good morning, empty barbell

5-7 bent over rows, empty barbell

100 mt run, increase acceleration each time

60 seconds rest

Skill

Rowing work

WOD

10 rounds, each round for time, of:

Row, 250/200 m

Rest as needed between each round.

Athlete Instructions

Goals

Super Fitness Robot time / rounds: 45 secs or less per interval

More Likely time / rounds: (consider scaling if this seems unrealistic) 60 secs or less per interval

Other Equipment Conversions: Replace each 250/200m of rowing with 200m of running, 600/400m on the Echo Bike, Assault bike


Movement Demos

Cool Down

Calves & Foam Rolling

Straddle Stretch

Hold 1-2 minutes.

No Equipment” WOD

Run 5k (or 30:00)

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Tuesday, October 15

“Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat.”


CrossFit Nutrition Recommendation

No classes at Pisgah today. Open Gym is good to go, provided folks heed the adjustments mentioned in Sunday’s community email. Today’s no equipment WOD is below.

I’m excited to start adding nutrition information and support to our information and discussions. I tell people, and firmly believe, nutrition is a skill. It takes time to get good at and requires practice. I’ve struggled mightily with hitting my nutrition goals, but I’m committed to keep working at it.

I’m not a nutritionist, but in my many years of supporting athletes at Pisgah, and before that as a collegiate athlete and high school coach, I’ve seen many diets and fads come and go. What has consistently been effective (in my experience) in getting people leaner and healthier among people of all walks of life and body types and lifestyles, is a low-carb diet based on whole, natural foods. Moving forward, you’ll see more nutrition info and resources integrated into our communications and conversations. Keep or toss. Eat what you feel you need, but I’m looking forward to sharing this with you.

To get us started, HERE is CrossFit’s official diet recommendation. These are the same two sentences that I learned back when I found CrossFit. In my experience, this is great direction and advice on what we should be eating.

No Equipment” WOD

10 rounds for quality of:

10 Broad Jumps

12 Hollow Rocks

Walking Lunge, 20 m

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Monday, October 14

“True confidence Is quiet; insecurity Is loud”


Steve Magness, Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness

Monday Class Schedule (limited equipment. All are welcome. Free. Donations accepted.)

7:30AM

5:30PM

  • If you have requested to take your membership hold off, you can RSVP as usual (and please do so).

  • If you have your membership hold still active, please text Ben at 828-772-7115 or email ben@pisgahfitness.com to RSVP.

Monday Class Programming (“No Equipment” WOD is below)

Warm-Up

2 sets, not for time, of:

1 minute of easy jogging, biking or rowing

20-30 seconds of banded steps forward and backward

10 air squats, squat therapy style

15 shoulder pass throughs, pvc pipe (feel free to use a light band if it treats your shoulders better)

5 band pull-aparts

5 rope lowers

Strength

For time (or not):

30 AbMat Sit-ups

Superman Hold, 45 secs

25 AbMat Sit-ups

Superman Hold, 45 secs

20 AbMat Sit-ups

Superman Hold, 45 secs

15 AbMat Sit-ups

Superman Hold, 45 secs

10 AbMat Sit-ups

Superman Hold, 45 secs

5 AbMat Sit-ups

Superman Hold, 45 secs

Movement Demos

WOD

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 mins of:

10 Box Jumps, pick height

12 Pull-ups

15 Hollow Rocks

Walking Lunge, pick load, 20 m

Athlete Instructions

Pull-ups- any style. Ideally, pull-ups are strict. Use a band if needed.

Walking Lunge- You choose load for lunge. Do them with no load, if you want.

Cool Down

Cobra Stretch - abs

1-2 minutes

Bar hang for lats & chest

Hold 1-2 minutes.

Kneeling Lay Back

Hold 1-2 minutes.

No Equipment” WOD

10 rounds for quality of:

10 Broad Jumps

12 Hollow Rocks

Walking Lunge, 20 m

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Sunday, October 13

“Real toughness is experiencing discomfort or distress, leaning in, paying attention, and creating space to take thoughtful action. It’s maintaining a clear head to be able to make the appropriate decision. Toughness is navigating discomfort to make the best decision you can. And research shows that this model of toughness is more effective at getting results than the old one.”


Steve Magness, Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness

Sunday Check-In

The Space


Getting there. The concrete floor is in decent shape. We're wiping down and disenfecting equipment as we're using it. Still lots of equipment that needs to be cleaned. We lost at least two rower monitors, probably due to moisture and water. Many of our barbells reacted negatively to all the moisture and need to be treated and serviced. 

Next step: Pressure wash crew are coming back Monday afternoon. We're going to test ONE of the floor roll segments to see if we can actually get it clean. If so, they'll come back Saturday and we'll call a work day to try and knock out all the floors.

I'm worried the water and mud are so engrained in the rubber that it's not salvageable. If the Monday test doesn't go well, we'll order new floors and get those headed our way. 

Otherwise, we're waiting on city water to hit our equipment with a deep clean. 

Open Gym

If you want to come use the space for open gym, I think we're ok to do that, as long as you're aware that:

- you'll probably need to wipe down/off your weights and barbells before use. We have wipes around the gym, the spray bottles, and rags. 

- the rig is NOT bolted to the floor. You can do strict work on the rig as is, and even some minimal kipping, safely. 

- There is some room indoors for lifting weights and lots of room in the parking lot. 

- Ipad and stereo work the same as before. 

- bathrooms are not operational. Please don't use them. 

- We have lots of bottled water at Pisgah. We have a number of bottles in the small fridge that ar cold. If you take one, please put a room temp one in there in its place for the next person. 

- you may see some bumper plates out back and some dbs and kbs under the rowers. That is equipment from another gym that floated down the river and ended up being brought to us. We're working on getting that back to them. 

- We have cleaned some of the gymnastics mats to do floor stuff in classes. If you use them, please wipe them off after for the next person. Thanks!

- Your bluetooth or code access should be good now. I've re-opened door code access for everyone that had it before.

- Your account still has a hold on it until the gym re-opens with water and flooring. This is free access unless you've directed me to remove your hold during this recovery time. Enjoy the space. Please be very careful. The gym is still coming back and has a ways to go yet.

Class Schedule This Week

- M/W/F 7:30 AM (if enough interest. Please RSVP with Ben in advance unless you've told me to remove your hold. ZP will let you RSVP if you're not on hold. If you're on hold, please let me know you'd like to come.)

- M/W 5:30PM, F 4:30PM (Again, if interest)

- Sat 9:30AM

All classes are free and open to anyone until the gym is back to normal. 


That's it for now, y'all. Keep pushing forward.

Have a great week!

Ben

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Saturday, October 12

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

Michelangelo

Saturday Class WOD

Part I:

AMRAP 15 (Individual or Partner/Any Split)

15 Push-ups

15 Sit-ups

15 Air Squats

Movement Demos

Part II:

For time:

  • 50 Dumbbell Squat Clean Thrusters, pick load (Individual)

  • 75 DB Squat Clean Thrusters (Partner, Any Split)

Movement Demos

Saturday “No Equipment” WOD

AMRAP 15 (Individual or Partner/Any Split)

15 Push-ups

15 Sit-ups

15 Air Squats

Movement Demos

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Friday, October 11

You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.

Robin Williams

Gym Update:

  • Two classes Friday. 7:30am, 4:30pm. Please text or email Ben to RSVP (828-772-71115, ben@pisgahfitness.com). Because of your membership holds, ZP won’t let you RSVP there.

  • We’re running a Saturday 9:30AM Community WOD. Bring it.

  • Anyone is welcome to these classes. No cost. Donations accepted. Until we get the floors replaced and rig bolted back down, I won’t restart the membership clock unless you specifically ask me to do so.

Friday Class WOD

For quality (50:00 Cap)

100/70 Air Bike Calories (or 1 mile run)

21 Strict pull-ups (banded or ring rows)

100 Jump Ropes

15 Strict pull-ups

100 Jump Ropes

9 Strict pull-ups

100 Jump Ropes

9 Strict knees-to-elbows (hanging knee raises)

100 Jump Ropes

15 Strict knees-to-elbows

100 Jump Ropes

21 Strict knees-to-elbows

100/70 Air Bike Calories

Friday “No Equipment” WOD

For quality:

Run, 1 mi

200 Jumping Jacks

100 V-ups (Scale to: Alternating Single Leg V-Ups or Sit-Ups)

200 Jumping Jacks

Run, 1 mi

Movement Demos

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Thursday, October 10

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

Groucho Marx

Gym Update:

  • Some good news to share: we ran two good "parking lot" classes today, including a group of 8 in our 5:30pm class! And...we had our inside space pressure washed today, allowing for a new starting space for the main concrete floor. Now, we can start working on the rubber floor, the bathrooms, and wiping down all the equipment. The power is on, we're doing pretty good and taking some big steps toward fully re-opening.

  • No "parking lot" classes tomorrow (Thursday).

  • I'm planning on running a 7:30AM and 4:30PM "parking lot" class on Friday.

  • I learned since your memberships are on hold, you can't RSVP. Please respond to this email or text me at 828.772.7115 to let me know if you plan on coming. I'm updating the schedule on ZP as we go. 

  • I'm optimistic we'll run a Saturday Community WOD, but not quite there yet. Stay tuned. Thanks!

Thursday “No Equipment” WOD

50-40-30-20-10 reps, for time of:


Jumping Jack
Sit-up

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Wednesday, October 9

I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.

Groucho Marx

Gym Update:

  • We’re offering two classes tomorrow (Wednesday). One at 7:30am and another at 5:30pm. These will be limited equipment, in the parking lot. We have lots of water bottles on site. Bathrooms are not operational. Anyone is welcome. I’m not “starting the clock” on membership until the gym is fully open. These are just opportunities for folks to get together and start moving again. Please RSVP if you plan on coming. I won’t run the classes if there isn’t a demand yet.

  • I’ve included two WODs below. The “parking lot” WOD is what we’ll be doing at Pisgah. The “No Equipment” WOD is something you can do anywhere.

Wednesday Parking Lot WOD

Warm-Up:

2 sets, not for time, of:

2 minutes of jogging

Quad pulls/Duck Walk/Shoulders

6-8 air squats, 2 seconds descent and 2 seconds pause in the bottom position

10 thrusters, empty barbell or PVC

Skill Work (10 min):

Clean and Snatch Warm-Up Practice (PVC and empty barbell)

Strength (Superset):

3 RFQ

Single Arm Dumbbell Shoulder Press x24 @2111

Use the heaviest weight you can for each set. Rest as needed between sets. 3 Sets of 8-12 reps per arm.

15 Alternating Dumbbell Box Step-ups, pick load, pick height

Movement Demos

WOD:

3 rounds for time of:

30 Air Squats

10 L/10 R Single Arm Dumbbell Thrusters, 50/35 lbs

Athlete Instructions

Goals

10:00 or less

“No Equipment” WOD

Complete as many rounds as possible in 8 mins of:

10 Air Squats

5 Burpees

Movement Demos

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Tuesday, October 8

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

Saint Augustine

Gym Update:

  • Power is on at Pisgah!

  • 12 people responded to the restart survey so far that said you’re ready to get back to training and working out. So am I.

  • Right now, I’m planning on offering 7:30AM and 5:30PM classes this Wednesday. These will be in the parking lot, limited equipment (dumbbells, med balls, benches, rowers, bikes, runs, etc.). Anything we use will have been wiped down with disinfectant. We should be able to have music. It won’t be quite the same, but it will be something. RSVP on Zen Planner just like before.

  • We’ll see how these go and decide if we want to keep going and at what frequency. I’ll also be able to decide soon what “open gym” looks like for folks who want to come in during non-class hours and train outside the space. Stay tuned for details.

  • I’ve put a hold on everyone’s membership from 9/27-11/1, unless you’ve specifically told me to keep your membership active. If we are still closed on 11/1, I’ll extend it. If we happen to open before 11/1, I’ll restart everyone then.

  • If you were billed in these 9 days since the storm and before I put the hold on, you can either:

    • Do nothing. You will have a credit sitting in your account for when we re-open. You will not have been charged for access we’re not using during this recovery time.

    • Email me (ben@pisgahfitness.com) for a refund. When we restart, you’ll be billed per usual.

Tuesday “No Equipment” WOD

5 rounds for quality of:

10 L/10 R Single Leg Romanian Deadlifts

25 Hollow Rocks (Scale to Sit-Ups)

5 Broad Jumps

Side Plank Hold, 30 secs L and 30 secs R

Movement Demos

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Monday, October 7

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.

Marcus Aurelius

Gym Update:

We had an awesome workday on Saturday and got a lot done. Humbled and grateful to have support from friends at Beer City CrossFit and Underground Fitness. Members from CrossFit Murphy showed up and dropped off a ton of water for us as well. CrossFit has an amazing sense of community that never ceases to impress me. I’m looking forward to when we can return some of this generosity to other gym communities.

  • All of the rubber flooring was rolled up and removed.

  • The concrete floor was squeegied (sp?) and shoveled. Waiting on water for pressure washing.

  • Rig was unbolted and moved to allow for floors to be pulled.

  • Cut trees and brush moved to road

  • Grass cut and weed eating

  • leaves and front parking lot blown off

What’s left to do?

  • Haven’t started on bathrooms.

  • Equipment has to be cleaned

  • Concrete floor pressure-washed

  • Replace rubber flooring or clean dirty floors and reset.

  • Re-bolt rigs to floor

  • As of yesterday, we still didn’t have power at Pisgah. We all know water will be many weeks away.

Restart?

Ok, looking ahead, it will help me to get a temperature check on where you are as members in wanting to get something going at the gym, or not. I’ve set up a very short Google Form to collect your opinion. Can you knock this out ASAP?

Post-Helene Restart Survey

We will be closed to on-site training until I can analyze the responses from the survey (probably at least Monday and Tuesday). If folks are itching to come back, we’ll make a plan. If not, we’ll push another week or two and go from there.

Your Accounts

I’ve yet to go through and freeze memberships for the time the gym is, and has been, closed. I am going to do that, it’s just lengthy as I have to do each member’s account individually.

  • Some of you have asked to continue to be billed as normal. This is incredibly generous and helpful. Thank you!

  • Others, I’ll place a hold on ASAP and will lift the hold when we’re back to normal.

  • If you’ve been billed in the last couple weeks, I can keep that payment as a credit for when we’re back open or I can refund you. I’ll reach out and see what your preference is.

Monday “No Equipment” WOD

Each for time:

Run: 6x 400 m (or cover as much distance as you can in 2:00)

Rest as needed between efforts.

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Saturday, October 5

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Dalai Lama

Gym Update:

Workday #1: Saturday, October 5. Approximately 10am.

Plan for the session:

  • Get items off the floor so we can clean floor when water and power are available.

  • Clean and then roll up mats to one side so we can access as much of the concrete floor as possible once we can clean it. Mats will have to be rolled outside for cleaning after we get water access (I’m trying to see if we can get insurance to just replace the floors. I doubt they will, but I’m trying.).

  • Remove bolts that secure the rig to the floor so we can pick up and move the rigs and remove the mats underneath them to clean the floor.

  • Clean up as much as we can outside in terms of grass, trees, brush, limbs, leaves.

Equipment needs:

  • flat shovels

  • leaf blowers

  • battery powered drills

  • socket sets

  • chainsaws and handsaws

  • weed eaters, lawnmower

  • boots, gloves, clothes you don’t mind getting dirty

  • water, snacks

  • bandana or mask if worried about breathing dust. River is/was potentially toxic with garbage and sewage.

Saturday “No Equipment” WOD

WOD:

3 rounds, each round for time, of:

Burpee Broad Jump, 60 m (or approximately 30 burpee broad jumps)

Rest 3 mins between each round.

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Friday, October 4

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

Thucydides

Gym Update:

Tentative workday #1: Saturday, October 5. Approximately 10am. Assuming we can access the space, I’ll be down there on Saturday. If you’re interested in helping, all we can really work on without power and water include:

  • Squeegie-ing floors (we have some squeegees on site)

  • shoveling mud and rocks off the floor and parking lot (we have some shovels, may want to bring one. Flat head shovels are much better)

  • Blowing off parking lots and indoor space (we have two battery-powered blowers)

  • Roll up floors (you’ll need gloves, clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty)

  • Detach rig from floor (need battery powere- drills and socket sets)

  • Tree and brush work in parking lot (chainsaws, handsaws, etc)

  • Lawn work/landscaping (cut grass, weed eat, mulch, trim bushes)

  • If you come, please know the floor is very slippery and muddy. You WILL get filthy dirty if you’re in there.

I don’t expect ANYONE to show. I know we all have immense clean-up work at home and in our neighborhoods and businesses. I also know most of us still lack power and water. The gym will be fine and we’re not rushing to re-open. I’ve had a couple people ask of about when the first opportunity will be to start on the space, so this is it.

Friday “No Equipment” WOD

WOD:

For quality:

50 4-count Flutter Kicks

50 Pushups

50 Walking Lunge

Plank Hold, 3 mins

Athlete Instructions

Plank Hold- accumulate max total time in a 3:00 window.

Movement Demos

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Thursday, October 3

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

Helen Keller

Gym Update:

Tentative workday #1: Saturday, October 5. Approximately 10am. Assuming we can access the space, I’ll be down there on Saturday. If you’re interested in helping, all we can really work on without power and water include:

  • Squeegie-ing floors (we have some squeegees on site)

  • shoveling mud and rocks off the floor and parking lot (we have some shovels, may want to bring one)

  • Blowing off parking lots and indoor space (we have two battery-powered blowers)

  • Roll up floors (you’ll need gloves, clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty)

  • Detach rig from floor (need battery powered drills and socket sets)

  • Tree and brush work in parking lot (chainsaws, handsaws, etc)

  • If you come, please know the floor is very slippery and muddy. You WILL get filthy dirty if you’re in there. Also, there is a smell, so you may want to bring a bandana or mask if that bothers you.

I don’t expect ANYONE to show. I know we all have immense clean-up work at home and in our neighborhoods and businesses. I also know most of us still lack power and water. The gym will be fine and we’re not rushing to re-open. I’ve had a couple people ask about when the first opportunity will be to start on the space, so this is it.

Hang in. One step in front of the other. We keep going.

“No Equipment” WOD

WOD:

Complete as many rounds as possible in 15 mins of:

20 Jumping Air Squats

10 Pike Handstand Push-ups (scale to pushups)

10 Bench Dips

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